When you combine the designer of Civilization II with the publisher of Age of Empires, you get a pretty cool game. Rise of Nations combines all the best parts of turn-based, empire-building games with the excitement of real-time strategy. You can guide 18 nations from the Ancient Age to the Information Age. The best part of this game is the lack of micromanagement, which can often bog down real-time strategy games. Here, smart "citizens" deal with the details and let you handle larger issues.

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Dan Evans is the DIY Analyst for PCMag.com. He has been at the magazine/website for over 10 years and during that tenure has worked on every product team here. When he is not building a PC from scratch he is reviewing laptops, desktops, and videogames. Before coming to PCMag.com he earned a BA in US History at Columbia University and was a membe... See Full Bio

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